Ghulam Faruq Yakubi

Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi was an Afghan politician and Army General. He was a significant figure In the Afghan Security Service, KHAD, from 1980 to 1985

He was promoted both to Politburo status and to the military rank of Colonel General, the highest held by regime military.

In 1986 the KHAD became a separate ministry under the name Ministry of State Security" (WAD). The ministry was personally controlled by him, who started to take part in cabinet meetings in a ministerial capacity.

He was responsible for the defeat of a coup attempt on March 6, 1990. In that opportunity, communist Gral Shahnawaz Tanai and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar attempted to overtrown the Government, but their plans were discovered by the WAD under his command.

After the collapse of President Najibullah's on April, 1992, he was assassinated by the mujaidin. Although the new ruling council eventually declared a general amnesty, there were other instances of summary execution and reprisal killings by various forces after the coup.

Some sources claimed that he killed himself after learning of the President's attempted escape.

See also

*KHAD
*Mohammad Najibullah